ICEBERG ALLEY

Chinese Brush PaintingLandscape Art
Written By Laura Beaton

I painted Iceberg Alley specifically for The Gallery on the Pond, located across from the lovely Fogo Island Inn situated on a tiny island of Fogo at the northeast coast of Newfoundland. This painting was created using Chinese Inks on washi (Japanese paper) paper and measures 38”x28” (framed).

I was humbled and honoured when notified of winning an Award of Excellence in November 2022 for the 11th Annual International Chinese Calligraphy & Ink Painting Society (ICCPS) in Tokyo, Japan.

In keeping with the traditions of this art form, the lighthouse leaves the paper.   There is a majesty in the night, watching the stars, the aurora borealis dancing above and the merging of manmade structures and Canadian nature at its finest.  Oh Canada!

Iceberg Alley Chinese Ink on Washi. Painted by Laura Beaton. It shows the lighthouse illuminating the icebergs at night with the Aurora Borealis doing its nightly dance.

Iceberg Alley, as on sale via The Gallery on the Pond, Fogo Island, Joe Batt’s Arm, NL & Labrador

Laura Beaton

Laura is a Canadian award winning Visual Fine Art Artist.

She studied Asian art under Masters in Mississauga, Toronto, and in China and mixed media/acrylics under Halina Wyluda-Kazmierczak and Mila Duric

Her 2-dimensional art are fusions of ancient painting techniques and her own creations using acrylics and mixed media. Painting in each medium enriches the other.

Her works transcend cultures and are in permanent and private collections in China (RPR, as well as in private collections), Africa (His Royal Highness Edward Wambuzi Colombus, Uganda) and throughout the USA and Canada.

With her University of Toronto OTC (Ontario Teacher’s Certificate) Laura taught business at the college and high school levels. She co-founded a Mississauga-based consulting business in 1996 where she honed her business skills. Laura has regularly volunteered her time to coach artists relative to the business of art.

Laura has exhibited in Canada and in China. Laura exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario – Portraits of Resilience, Art Gallery of Mississauga, the Qi of Water, and interviewed by Focus Mandarin, OMNI TV. Previous interviews include Lucid Gallery (USA), Camoes TV, Stella’s Studio, ep 36; Modern Mississauga, Radio 960AM – Arts Report.

Laura was invited to create the art ‘Dovetailing’, the title track of Jacelyn Holmes’ jazz CD.

2021 brought honorariums and most recently “From the Ashes Art Exhibition”. The show is an intersectional feminist public art exhibit, show casing artist interpretations of realities faced by those who identify as women in Canada.

https://LauraBeaton.com
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